Chapter 353 Winter

This afternoon, Yang Yiming took her to the clinic and the doctor said she was recovering well.

If you don't feel uncomfortable, you can walk around appropriately.

Zheng Qiangwei brought two boxes of snacks to Liu Yinyin.

"My parents sent this to me. I'm giving it to Yanyan."

During this period, Liu Yinyin helped Zheng Qiangwei a lot while she was resting in bed.

Liu Yinyin would go to see her from time to time.

There was no empty hand, millet porridge, red date porridge, fish soup, meat soup and so on were given to us.

After resting at home for a while, Zheng Qiangwei gained several kilograms.

Liu Yinyin didn't bother to be polite with her. She suddenly said, "Rongwei, I really need your help. The weather is getting colder and colder. I want to make two new quilts. My family is in need of better fabrics for the quilt covers."

Zheng Qiangwei understood immediately: "I will learn from the letter and go back to ask my mother to buy two more pieces of good fabric and send them to me. My family will also send me two quilts."

Liu Yinyin gave her the cloth coupons and asked her to send them to the capital together with the letter. She could give her the money later.

One more thing...

Liu Yinyin quickly said, "I bought a big goose at the market a few days ago. Can we split it between our two families?"

The big goose at home has been raised for a few days, and not only does it have a big appetite, but it hasn't gained any meat.

Liu Yinyin didn't want to keep it any longer, it was a waste of food.

Zheng Qiangwei would naturally be willing to eat meat.

"Okay, tell me how much it is later."

The next morning, Gu Cheng killed the goose, removed its fur and internal organs, and found that it still weighed about seven kilograms.

Liu Yinyin evenly took out three pounds and sent them to the next room.

For the rest, Liu Yinyin stewed a pot of goose in the afternoon.

Half of it was eaten at home, and the other half was given to Brother Liu and Brother Liu, just right...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

There is less than a month left before the Chinese New Year, and the weather on the island is already very cold.

Apart from anything else, the sea breeze on the island is strong, and the wind blowing on the face feels like a knife, bringing a bone-chilling chill.

The winter here is more unbearable than when I was in Liujia Village.

Liu Yinyin gathered her scarf, covering her entire face.

The climate on the island is dry, so you really need to be careful, otherwise your face and hands will easily become chapped.

Only when she arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative did Liu Yinyin take off her scarf and thick cotton padded jacket.

It was so cold that few people came to the supply and marketing cooperative in the afternoon.

When they have nothing to do, a few employees gather around the fire.

"Yinyin, come quickly." Auntie Wang called Liu Yinyin, "I roasted some sweet potatoes, share them with everyone..."

"Thank you, auntie." Liu Yinyin held the hot sweet potato and took a bite, and her heart felt much warmer.

Aunt Wang rubbed her hands, sighed and said, "The experienced elders in the village all said that it will snow soon."

Snow on the island is not a good thing. First, the weather is cold, and some people who have not saved enough cotton and cold-proof supplies may freeze.

Also, ships are prone to freezing on snowy days. At that time, neither supply ships nor fishing boats can go out to sea.

We are all stuck on the island.

Liu Yinyin's house was fully prepared, including new cotton-padded clothes and quilts, making it very warm.

The only problem is that there is not enough firewood.

But it's not a big problem, the troops receive coal subsidies every month.

If you are a little frugal, it will still be enough.

Aunt Wang's family conditions are not bad, but they can't compare with Liu Yinyin's.

"There's not enough food at home. We need to go to Qing City to buy some food before it snows."

There is no farming on the island, so the biggest problem is food.

Fishermen can't just live on fish every day.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, I still have some cornmeal at home..."

"I knew it!"

Before Liu Yinyin could finish her words, she was interrupted by Aunt Wang.

"Yinyin, how much cornmeal do you have at home? I'd like to trade with you."

Liu Yinyin's family is used to eating fine grains, and they only eat cornmeal occasionally.

It’s different from other families on the island. They eat fine grains…which they can only eat during festivals.

On weekdays, I eat mostly coarse grains.

Cornmeal is already a very good food for them.

Aunt Wang's family's living standards have improved a lot recently, also because Liu Yinyin often exchanges flour with her for supplies.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to buy fine grains.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said to her, "About 100 kilograms."

In fact, more than that, in the past two months, people from Liujia Village, including Jiang Cuihua and Liu Changquan.

Over 200 kilograms of cornmeal and about 50 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes were given to her.

Liu Yinyin's family doesn't consume much cornmeal. With the cornmeal they stockpiled before, there are still about 350 to 360 kilograms of cornmeal left at home.

Selling 100 kilograms to Aunt Wang is not too much.

Aunt Wang had a large family, so she had to buy not only a hundred kilograms of cornmeal, but even a thousand kilograms.

Who would complain about having too little food these days?

Aunt Wang said happily, "I'll go to your house and get the cornmeal after work."

Liu Yinyin drank a sip of hot water and nodded, saying, "Auntie, you don't have to give me money. Just like before, you can give me duck eggs, duck, dried seafood, etc."

One hundred kilograms of cornmeal wouldn't fetch that much money.

It would be better to exchange for other food. If you can’t finish it at home, you can sell it to the system.

This is actually too much planning.

"Okay." Aunt Wang also liked to barter. She had no shortage of seafood and dried goods. "The New Year is coming soon. The ducks I raised are just getting big enough. I plan to sell a batch. How many do you want?"

Liu Yinyin thought: "Give me two."

I'll keep a duck for Chinese New Year. I'm not sure where I'll celebrate it. If I go back to Liujia Village... I'll give it to Zheng Qiangwei then.

It is inconvenient for Zheng Qianwei to take a boat or train as she is pregnant, so she and Yang Yiming will stay on the island to celebrate the New Year.

As for Gu Cheng...

The main reason is the bad weather. I’m afraid the island will be closed in a while, and I won’t be able to go home for the New Year.

The weather is cold and no one wants to go out.

There was nothing to do in the supply and marketing cooperative, so Liu Yinyin took out a ball of wool and started knitting a sweater.

The wool was sent to her by Dong Huaqing and it was authentic cashmere wool.

Liu Yinyin knitted a sweater for Gu Yanyan some time ago, and the little guy is very warm in it.

Wear a cashmere sweater inside and a cotton jacket outside.

No matter how cold the weather is, I am not afraid.

If you are indoors, a cashmere sweater will suffice.

Liu Yinyin smuggled out a few rolls of identical wool from the system and prepared to knit two more sweaters, one for her and one for Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng had asked someone to buy wool from him before, but the quality was not as good as this one.

Since there was nothing to do anyway, Liu Yinyin just knitted a few more sweaters.

Aunt Wang reached out and touched the cashmere yarn. It was soft and delicate, and felt very comfortable. She asked curiously, "Yinyin, where did you buy such fine yarn?"

The supply and marketing cooperatives on the island do not supply cashmere wool.